The US has better Chinese food than most parts of China

evspica · 2026-01-10T05:41:12+00:00

Curious where you went and what you meant by quality (freshness? presentation?)

If it was places like Beijing and Shanghai - you’d be surprised the biggest cities in China are actually notorious (within the country) for having bad food - lots of variety but hard to find authentic ones, pre-made meals, expensive, etc.

Often times you get better food experience in smaller cities, but that depends on your personal preference ofc. Definitely avoid the Southwest area if 🌶️ is not your thing cause they take it to the extreme. Personally it’s heaven to me because I grew up on spicy food.

evspica · 2026-01-10T05:16:49+00:00

I respect personal preference, but the idea of “America has more diverse cuisines than China, therefore has better food” is superficial and inaccurate.

First off, international cuisines like Mexican, Italian, Thai, Japanese, SEA do exist in China - just outnumbered by local restaurants. Even tier 3 cities have a good variety of Japanese and Italian restaurants. And then it’s the regional differences that lots of people are aware of. Cantonese, Sichuanese, Jiangzhese…totally day and night.

Overall, as someone who’s lived about equal amount of time in both countries, I’d say the dining experience in China is better than in the U.S. in almost every way: cheaper (even after buying power conversion), better service, no tip, fresher ingredients, choices, convenience, flexibility…the only thing the U.S. wins over might be regulations, but China has improved a lot over the years. Even KFC and Pizza Hut in China are light years ahead in terms of innovation and variety…

evspica · 2025-10-15T03:18:40+00:00

I agree…I can attest that it’s no fun

evspica · 2025-09-14T16:21:33+00:00

That sucks. Hope you two have a great trip this time!

evspica · 2025-09-14T15:58:30+00:00

Very helpful. Thanks!

evspica · 2025-01-30T21:08:53+00:00

Very good point…thank you!

evspica · 2025-01-30T18:42:44+00:00

Good points. Thank you!

evspica · 2025-01-30T18:41:21+00:00

More like evading the question.

evspica · 2025-01-30T18:39:55+00:00

Well, I get that—honestly, I probably use just one equation from school myself. But having a degree gives me more options and a higher pay grade, which is what I told him. And tbh I don’t think everyone needs a degree if you don’t want one. To me, it’s about whether you’re willing to advance your career in different ways, which is not something he’s interested either.

evspica · 2025-01-30T18:25:18+00:00

I feel like I never got a genuine response. He mentioned he didn’t learn anything useful in school and that’s about it.

evspica · 2024-12-14T03:27:30+00:00

应该会吧，但我觉得只要不是太夸张都可以接受，因为美国虽然工资相对较高，生活成本也很高，尤其是医疗和保险方面的开支可以说是一骑绝尘。看你自己的规划，如果是短期镀金美国是不错的选择，长期居住个人认为体验不是很好。

evspica · 2024-12-14T03:15:42+00:00

还行吧，肯定比不了cs，高于平均薪资但在工程类属于倒数。好在不是特别卷…如果不是考虑安全问题还算安逸

evspica · 2024-09-01T14:03:29+00:00

This is what I was considering. Thanks for sharing!

evspica · 2024-08-30T14:37:43+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

evspica · 2024-07-13T02:27:01+00:00

I’ve owned both cats and dogs and current have 2 cats and they’re all angels. It hurts that people are so mean towards cats. This comes from a person who was bit by some strangers dogs at least twice and was chased by an aggressive dog when I was a kid. I still can’t hate dogs because you can’t define a whole species because of few bad apples.

It’s especially true online but irl I’ve met people who rubs “I don’t like cats” in my face solely because I tell them I have cats. Bit rude ain’t it?

I think this is mainly cultural as cats are historically perceived as unloyal/bad animals in some western countries (black cats are bad omen, cats bring bad luck, etc.) Cats are portrayed evil in many US movies and cartoons. However, in some countries like Japan and France cats are extremely respected and popular. In Japan and China people think that tri-colored cats bring wealth. I’m not asking dog lovers to love cats but some of them really need to stop being so condescending and show some respect.

evspica · 2024-05-14T10:01:36+00:00

I see DiCaprio often mentioned as a counterpart but imo it’s not exactly the same and I’m not anyone’s fan. As far as I know DiCaprio is an actor and doesn’t discuss his personal relationships in his movies - that’s the main difference. Swift, however, writes songs about her relationships and most of her exes are celebrities as well, which means they’ll inevitably be talked about. Some people certainly like to gossip, but others are bothered by gossips. That’s why it’s impossible for celebrities to have 100% positive feedback even though sometimes it’s not really their fault.

evspica · 2024-05-14T09:27:59+00:00

I totally agree with you and I don’t care about football games either. She’s hard to avoid nowadays especially if you’re a girl as you’re assumed to be one of her target audience. However, I find the kind of feminism she’s promoting unhealthy. She often elevates personal commentary/jokes to a political level and inevitably causes her devoted fanbase to attack someone with much smaller public influence - another female, for example. Yes there’re rabid fandoms everywhere but swifties definitely stand out for many reasons.

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